UPSC Civil Services 2018 Prelims General Studies Paper I

● Khongjom Parva is an important folk music from the state of Manipur. It is a popular ballad genre which is a musical narration of the battle of Khongjom fought between the British army and the Manipuri resistance forces in 1891. So, statement #2 is right, this eliminates A and (C)
● Thang Ta is the exclusive martial dance form of Manipur. Thang means sword and Ta means spear. So, statement #3 is wrong, this eliminates(D) Therefore answer must be B: only 1 and 2 .